These catalogues were published on the occasion of the 2015 Nanjing International Art Festival at the Nanjing International Exhibition Center. With the theme of A Beautiful New World, the exhibition has three themed exhibitions, an art expo and forums on art topics. The curatorial team has selected nearly 1,000 pieces of art among more than 20,000 artworks from all around the world. Besides, contemporary masterpieces from Tate Gallery and Pompidou Center will also be on show during the art festival.

The Nanjing International Art Festival is the largest international art exhibition sponsored by Chinese private institutions. It dedicates to inject new vitality to the Chinese art community, help Chinese culture and art open wider to and blend in with the outside world. The organizers aim to build the event into a Chinese “Venice Biennale” thus discovering potential talents, injecting vigor for the art world and cultivating well-known artists with global recognition.

Phil Akashi has been selected by the curatorial team led by Zhu Tong (Chief Curator), Yu Ke, Xia Kejun and Eleonora Battiston and he eventually received the Excellence Award for his work untitled #1 of his Legend of the Dragon project. Akashi's artwork is presented in the Global Collection Exhibition with the theme: Diversified Colors - Leading Trends. The collection of these artworks aims to pursue freedom and equality in the spirit of the arts, and thus to provide a fair arena for both Chinese and international artists to display their talents. This exhibition is about the portrayal of emotions that artists feel towards current society, their contemplation on and utilization of culture, their versatile methods of expression, and also to encourage experimentation and creativity.

Published by the Nanjing Baijia Lake International Culture Investment Group, these catalogues were available in Chinese and English and are sold out.

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